diff --git a/rules/docker-database.mk b/rules/docker-database.mk
index b66583b9bd2..3a68ebb6e43 100644
--- a/rules/docker-database.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-database.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SONIC_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_DATABASE_DBG)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_DATABASE_DBG)
 
 $(DOCKER_DATABASE)_CONTAINER_NAME = database
-$(DOCKER_DATABASE)_RUN_OPT += --privileged -t
+$(DOCKER_DATABASE)_RUN_OPT += -t
 $(DOCKER_DATABASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
 
 $(DOCKER_DATABASE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += redis-cli:/usr/bin/redis-cli
diff --git a/rules/docker-snmp.mk b/rules/docker-snmp.mk
index 037d5893617..57e50c8e325 100644
--- a/rules/docker-snmp.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-snmp.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SONIC_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SNMP_DBG)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SNMP_DBG)
 
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_CONTAINER_NAME = snmp
-$(DOCKER_SNMP)_RUN_OPT += --privileged -t
+$(DOCKER_SNMP)_RUN_OPT += -t
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_RUN_OPT += -v /usr/share/sonic/scripts:/usr/share/sonic/scripts:ro
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_FILES += $(SUPERVISOR_PROC_EXIT_LISTENER_SCRIPT)